KENT-Class Cruiser ordered from Vickers Armstrong at Barrow on 26th April 1924 and laid down on 18th October 1924. The ship was launched on 16th March 1926 as the 10th RN ship to carry the name, introduced for a 3rd Rate in 1695 and last used for an armoured cruiser in 1902 which was sold in 1921. Build completed on 23rd January 1928. This cruiser has a long association with the civil community of the County whose name she bears.

(Note: The planned assault Landings were delayed due to pressure from the U S and indecision

in London for political considerations associated with return of service personnel from

the Far East in the PYTHON Scheme. For details see The Supreme Commander SEAC

Report to Joint Chiefs of Staff and above references).

16th Passage to Rangoon.

27th Deployed in Indian Ocean off Sumatra to assist in military operations after theJapanese

surrender.

September

4th At Singapore.

P o s t W a r N o t e s

HMS CUMBERLAND was deployed in East Indies for support of military operations and shipment of food to Batavia. She returned to UK on release from the East Indies Fleet arriving at Chatham in November 1945. After repair at Chatham she was deployed for trooping duties from the Far East until June 1946. For the rest of her service she was used as a trials cruiser (above) after conversion for this role at Devonport completing in May 1951. For the next eight years this ship was used as a trials platform for many different types of weapons systems as well as of smaller pieces of equipment prior to their introduction into Fleet use. She was placed in Reserve in May 1959 and sold to BISCO for breaking up by J Cashmere at Newport where the ship arrived under tow on 3rd November that year.